TO A SERVICE MAN

With gift of a billfold to a young man
entering the service -- 1969

Now that you are in the Navy, everything you make is gravy.
They supply your bed and board, so all your paychecks you can hoard.

You'll never need to buy your clothes, not even toothpaste, I suppose.
You' never bet at cards? That's nice. And, of course, you'll not roll dice !

Hope you'll never need sick bay, but that won't cost you, anyway.
You sailors are so fine, I hear, you'll not waste money drinking beer.

One temptation might be gals....simply think of them as "pals".
So here's a place to keep your pay, 'til you can send it home next day !